Recall Election

Recall Election

An election to decide whether or not to retain a political office holder. In general, a recall election occurs when a sufficient number of voters petition for it. If a majority in the recall election vote to retain the incumbent, the status quo continues. If a majority vote not to retain, the incumbent is said to be recalled.

"Pursuant to the Elections Act, the commission be pleased to frame the question to be determined at the recall election and assign a symbol for each answer to the recall question for the recall election for Molo Parliamentary seat," they said.They added: "the IEBC through its chairman issues a notice to the Speaker of the National Assembly indicating that the MP for Molo Constituency has been recalled pursuant to Article 104 of the Constitution and the speaker be advised to forthwith declare the seat vacant.

The group is preparing to launch a petition dubbed "Recall Han Kuo-yu" and pointed out that under current norms, the first stage would need 30,000 signatures, and the second stage would require 300,000 signatures within 60 days before a recall election can be initiated.

The petitioners contended that the descriptions are nonexhaustive examples of the type of conduct that could lead to a recall election.<br />The SJC agreed with the plaintiff.<br />"The drafters of the act clearly knew how to indicate a nonexhaustive list," Justice Kimberly S.

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